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Welcome to Edward (aka 'Edwards Station') ...

So far, we found very little information about Edward. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Edward to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Edward, please Contact Us.

Edward would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.


We aren't confident of the location of Edward, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Edward, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Edward is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Edward was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Edward would have been located in the (614) area code.

The community of Edward has also been called Edwards Station.

Communities Also Named Edward ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Edward - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, North Carolina and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Edward.

Communities near Edward ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Edward.

  • Columbus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dublin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
  • Grove City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Grove City is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>
  • Westerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
    • Westerville is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <5>
  • Reynoldsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilliard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gahanna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
    • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <5>
  • Upper Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Arlington
    • Upper Arlington is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Arlington <5>
  • Pickerington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Whitehall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Edward. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edward.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Edward. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edward.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Edward. See our Newspapers Page for Edward.

Adding Edward to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edward in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Edward was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Edward post office opened in 1882.

We also found Edward in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edward.

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Edward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edward - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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